Faucet.



No. 766,324. PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904. W. R. CAMPBELL.

PAUGET.

APPLICATION FILED rBB. zo. 190s.

N0 MODEL.

' UNITED STATES Patented August 2, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,324, dated August2, 1904.

Application filed February 20, 1903. Serial N0. 144,260. (No model.)

Be it known that I, TILLIAM R. Caurnnn'n, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Columbia, county of Richland, and State of SouthCarolina, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Faucets,of which the following' is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in faucets, andrelates to that class of faucets for drawing slow-flowing liqnids, suchas molasses and the like, from barrels, and has for its object toprovide a faucet of this description which will automatically lock whenthe same is closed and necessitates the releasing' of the bolt of thelock before the faucet may be opened.

li'ith these ends in view this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claim.

ln order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, the constructionand operation will now be described in detail, referring to theaccompanying drawing's, forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure l is a perspective view of a faucet embodying' the invention.Fig. 2 is a central sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional viewon a line corresponding' with the line 3 3 of Fig. 9..

In the drawings, A represents the flange surrounding the mouth of thefaucet, and A represents ears extending' outward 'from the faucet, towhich the valve Bis pivoted at the point B. The valve is adjusted andheld in place by the screw B3, threaded in the handle.

C is a bolt adapted to slide within a housing' D, secured upon the innerface of a handle B2 of the valve B. One end of the bolt protrudes fromthe open end of the housing', which is next to the flange A upon thefaucet. A spring E is interposed between the other end of the bolt andthe closed end of the housing, so as to always tend to force the boltoutward.

F is a notch formed in the flange A of the faucet, in which the bolt Bisadapted to spring when the valve is closed, as shown in Fig.

The `fiange on one side of the notch is wider than it is on the otherside. The projecting portion of'the flange on one side of the notchforms a shoulder C to arrest the bolt C. This shoulder insures that thehandle will be arrested before the valve has passed from the mouth ofthe faucet, even though the spring failed to operate or the bolt beaccidentally held by the operator.

(i is a knob secured to the boltC, protruding upward through a slotformed in the housing. 'hen the valve is to be opened, it is necessaryto retract the bolt by pressing backward upon the knob (i with thethumb. Then the valve maybe opened to the limit of its movement. 'hcnthe valve is closed, it is simply necessary to swing the saine upon itspivot until the bolt C comes in register with the notch F, and then thebolt will spring autmnatically into the notch and lock the valve inposition.

The advantage of my invention is that by locking the valve closed thesame cannot be accidentally opened, and thus waste the contents of thebarrel. lt is a well-known fact that the storekeepers occasionally loseconsiderable molasses by the accidental opening of the valve in thefaucet on account of some moving' object coming in contact ivith thehandle of' the valve, and if it is not noticed iinmediately considerableof the contents of the` barrel will be wasted, and if such an accidentshould occur just before closing the store the whole contents of thebarrel would iiow out upon t-he floor.

Of course l do not wish to be limited to the exact construction hereshown, as slight modifications could be made without departing from thespirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what l claim as new and usefulis-d In a faucet, of the character described, a housing' on the handlehaving' a solid outer end, a spring therein bearing against the end, abolt in the housing bearing against the spring, the said bolt having abeveled inner end adapted to contact with the shoulder C' of the flange,substantially as described, a spoilt, having a flange with a notch, thesaid liange being' wider on one side of the notch IOO than on the otherto form a shoulder, ears l In testimony whereof I have hereuntoafprojeeting from the rnonth of the faucet, a fixed my signature inthepresence of two sub` IO pivot moving 1n the ears, a handle having aserihing Witnesses.

recess and carrying the pivot, a Valve seated l 5 in the recess of thehandle in position to seal XVILLIAM R' QAMPBELL' the mouth, a screwthreaded through the hanl/Vitnesses: dle and bearing against the outerface of the XV. H. TILLER,

Valve, substantially as described. W. L. KELLY.

